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 THE BATTLE OF BALACLAVA. 265 wards the spot where Scarlett at this time was chap. halted.* The first words he uttered were charac- teristic, and gave curious proof that the anger provoked by an apparent breach of military pro- priety had not been at all obliterated by even the 'Light Cavalry Charge/ He began to run out against the officer who had galloped across his front at the commencement of the onset, and was continuing his invective when Scarlett stopped him by saying that he had nearly ridden over Captain Nolan's dead body, -f- Lord Cardigan afterwards resumed his westerly movement, and rode back to the neighbourhood of the ground from which his brigade had advanced. Supposing Lord Cardigan to be accurate when he says that he could neither see any still-com- bating remnants of his first line, nor any portion of his supports, there are two monosyllables — more apt than the language of scholars — by which sent at this time ; but Lord Lucan, on the other hand, has stated that Lord Cardigan did not ride up to or approach him until afterwards when all was over. Whoever is acquainted with the tenor of the affidavits filed in Cardigan v. Calthorpe will see, from my use of the word 'towards,' instead of 'to,' that I avoid adopting, and also avoid contradicting, the passage of Lord Lucan's affidavit in which he says : he saw Lord Cardi- gan pass up the valley at a distance from him of about 200 yards. If Lord Lucan's impression in that respect be accurate, Lord Cardigan must have made a loop movement, passing first up the valley and then riding back to Scarlett. t General Scarlett states that 'immediately previous' to this conversation he had pointed ont to Lord Lucan a body of troops (which he took to be the 4th Light Dragoons and the 11th Hussars) retreating under the Fedioukine Hills.
 * It is stated by General Scarlett that Lord Lucan was pre-